Car-coupling



(No Model.)

P. A. OANALES. GAR COUPLING.

No. 430,110. PatefitedJune 17, 1890.

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FREDERICK ALONZO OANALES, OF EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,110, dated June 1'7, 1890.

Application filed April 15, 1890. Serial No. 347,971- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK ALONZO OANALES, of Everett, in the county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car- Couplings, of which the following is a description sufiiciently full, clear, and exact to enable anyperson skilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved car-coupler; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a side elevation representing companion coupler-heads disconnected; Fig. 4, an end elevation, and Fig. 5 a vertical transverse section.

Like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in the diiferent figures of the drawings.

My invention relates especially to that class of car-couplers which are provided with a pin; and it consists in certain novel features hereinafter fully set forth and claimed, the object being to produce a simpler, cheaper, and more effective device of this character than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understood by all conversant with such matters from the following explanation:

In the drawings, A represents the drawbars provided with a head B at one end and spring h is disposed around said spindle between said plates, and wear-plates tare arranged thereon at each end of said spring, the purpose of said spring being to cushion the draw-bar when coupling the car.

The head B of the coupler has two or more horizontally-arranged chambers or sockets A: therein, the partitions or lips m between said chambers being rounded or curved. in plan, as shown in Fig. 2, and have their outer edges 19 drawn to a sharp edge. Each lip or partition on has a vertical pin opening q therein, said openings being adapted to register when the heads of the companion drawbars are in engagement, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The draw-barhas a slight vertical play in the box I), a flat spring 15 on the underside of said boX preventing said bar from falling too low.

A horizontally-arranged lever Q) is pivoted on the car-body and has an arm z projecting through an eye y on the head B, said lever being employed to elevate the draw-bar without passing between the cars while coupling them.

An ordinary coupling-pin E- is adapted to be inserted in the pin-holes q of the draw-bar heads, and is secured to oneof said heads by a chain 15.

In the use of my improvement, by means of the series of chambers 10 and the lips m cars varying considerably in height may be coupled together, said lips being fitted to enter either of the chambers k of the opposite coupler-section, and their pin-holes (1 being arranged to register and receive the pin E in any position. By means of the lever 12 the coupler may be moved vertically to direct the heads B when coming in contact.

By constructing the lips or partitions on circular, as described, suflicient lateral movement is allowed to prevent the coupler from binding while the cars are passing around curves.

Having thus explained my invent-ion, what I claim is 1. In a car-coupler, a spring-cushioned draw-bar fitted to slide on the car-body, a supporting-spring for the head thereon, a lever on said car-body working in a pin secured to said draw-bar, whereby said bar may be elevated, and a series of horizontally-arranged segmental chambers in the draw-bar head, the partitions thereof being reduced to an edge and provided with vertical pin-holes in alignment, substantially as described.

2.4111 a car-coupler, the combination of the E, adapted to be inserted in said pin-holes, spring-cushioned draw-bar A, provided with substantially as and for the purpose set forth. the head B, having the horizontal chambers FREDERICK ALONZO OANALES. 7a, and segmental partitions on, provided with l 5 pin-holes q, the supporting-spring 25, thelever \Vitnesses:

Q] on the car-body provided with the arms 2, K. 'DURFEE,

working in an eye on said head, and the pin 0. M. SHAW. 

